Summary, Analysis, and Original Text by Scene

Act I: Scene 5

GHOST.
[Beneath.] Swear.

HAMLET.
Ha, ha boy! say'st thou so? art thou there, truepenny? —
Come on! — you hear this fellow in the cellarage, —
Consent to swear.

HORATIO.
Propose the oath, my lord.

HAMLET.
Never to speak of this that you have seen,
Swear by my sword.

GHOST.
[Beneath.] Swear.

HAMLET.
Hic et ubique? then we'll shift our ground. —
Come hither, gentlemen,
And lay your hands again upon my sword:
Never to speak of this that you have heard,
Swear by my sword.

GHOST.
[Beneath.] Swear.

HAMLET.
Well said, old mole! canst work i' the earth so fast?
A worthy pioner! — Once more remove, good friends.

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